Colombia vs Costa Rica: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita
Colombia
90.31 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Costa Rica
90.49 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
60th
Costa Rica rank
59th
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person against 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person in Colombia, a difference of 0.18 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 59th of 192 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9867 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.1784 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.8083 BoP, current US$ per person | Colombia |
| 1980s | 1.55 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.46 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0942 BoP, current US$ per person | Colombia |
| 1990s | 7.59 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.34 BoP, current US$ per person | 6.25 BoP, current US$ per person | Colombia |
| 2000s | 38.03 BoP, current US$ per person | 45.19 BoP, current US$ per person | 7.16 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 97.42 BoP, current US$ per person | 97.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0706 BoP, current US$ per person | Colombia |
| 2020s | 60.27 BoP, current US$ per person | 120.95 BoP, current US$ per person | 60.68 BoP, current US$ per person | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 90.49 BoP, current US$ per person against 90.31 BoP, current US$ per person in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.18 BoP, current US$ per person, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 60th and Costa Rica ranks 59th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.